Folding umbrella.



J. PETERSON.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLIOATION IILED MAY 15, 1912.

1,1 07,835, Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

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Iran I STATES FTENT OFFICE.

JAMES PETERSON, OEPRICE, UTAH, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN J. OLSON, TRUSTEE, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1s, 1914..

Application filed May 15. 1912. Serial No. 697,584.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES citizen of the United States, Price, in the county of PETERSON, a residing at and useful Improvements inFolding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding umbrellas and has forits object to provide an umbrella that is neatly and strongly builtandthat has the outward appearance of, and may.

be used as, any ordinary umbrella, and one which may be folded into compact form for storing in a suitcase or other receptacle. These objects I accomplishwith the device illustrated in; the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference indi cate like parts throughout the several figures and as described in the specifications torminga part of this application and as pointed out in the appended claims. a a 1 Figure 1 is a vertical section of the f 'ame of the umbrella, parts in elevation and parts cut away. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same when folded, parts cut away. Fig. 3 Fig. 4; is an elevation of the upper cover-sleeve.

Fig. -5. is an elevation of the lower coverportion of one of the ribs and stretcher.

fragmentary view of the umbrella partially to] ded with parts in section.

The upper portion of the rod is shown as .1, and the lower portion with the handle thereon as 2. Said portions are detachably connected by telescoping a portion of one into the other and securing them in this position by a spring catch 20. The central portion of the cover ng of the umbrella is securely "fastened to theupper portion of thesection 1 of the rod between the'two cover-sleeves, the upper one shown as 3 and A spring catch 5 is titted within and near, the lower end of said rod 1, in longitudinal alinement with the lugs 6 and 7 which are also secured in said rod 1. A lower runner 8 having notches 9 on the upper portion thereof is slidably operated on said rods 1 and 2. A set of stretcher-s 19 is pivoted to said lower runner 8 within said notches 9 and the outer ends of said stretchers are pivoted to the outer section of the hinged IlbS. Within said runner 8 is secured a sleevelOhaving a slot 28cut therein. Saidslot 28 acts as a guide for Carbon and State '1 of stretchers 15.

said sleeve 10 by sliding on the sides 01 i said lugs (5 and 7. A notch 11 is slidably fitted on the upper portion of said rod 1. Hinged ribs 12 are pivoted at one end there of to said notch 11. Each of said ribs conslsts of the inner section 12 and the outer sectionfl2', eachhaving an end portion laterally extended and formed into a hinge 13, to which is pivoted the outer endslof aset The lateral extensions on the ribs at the joint permit the main body portions 12 and 12 of said ribs to be folded parallel to each other with one of thewsaid stretchers 15 therebetween. Carried on said sleeve 10 is a middle runner 16 to which the lower end of the said stretchers 15 are pivoted. Said runner 16 engages said lug 6 when the umbrella is being raised which engagement limits the upward movement of said runner 16 and its connected stretchers 15. .The upper end of said sleeve 10 engages the notch 11, when said umbrella is bemg.

raised, and pushes said notch with its connected ribs 12 upward on said rod 1, thereby opening the intermediate portion of the umbrella and bringing the said section 12 of said ribs in contact with the cover of the umbrella and said notch 11 in contact therewith and bearing against the lower of said cover sleeves 4. Said sleeve 10 is preferably; notof sui'licient length to push said notch upward until it is in immediate contact with said cover sleeve 4:, as it has been found by experimentthat the elasticity oi:

the rib material willca usc said notch to engage said (fiover and bear against the sleeve 1, withouthaving said sleeve 10 long enough to contact with said. notch when the umbrella is fully extended. A catch opening 17 is provided in said runner 8 within which opening the said spring catch 5 engages when the umbrella is raised, and the spring catch 18engages when, the umbrella is collapsed asin any ordinary use. The umbrella may be lowered as any. ordinary umbrella, by releasing the springcatch 5 from its engagemcntin sald runner 8 and may he held in said lowered position by the said spring catch 18 engaging in the catch opening 17 of said lower runner 8. To fold the umbrella into compact form, when raised, the

spring catch 5 is released from its engagement with the said runner 8, which allows a slight collapsing of the umbrella leasing the tension of the ribs.

due to re The notch 3 the ordinary form.

11 and inner ends of the ribs may then be pushed downward on said rod 1, bya slight pressure on the upper side of any of the ribs 12 near said notch. The slight collapsing of the entire frame and downward, move of. the notch, will again bring the notch into con tact with the upper end of said sleeve 1.0. By pullingdownward on the lower runner 8 the entire frame may then be drawn down-- ward on the rod 1 until. the notch 11. engages the'said lug 7- with a portion of-the cover which is held by the sleeves 3 and -iremaining in position, and the part of the cover between the rod 1 and thehinged joint 18 of the-ribs, where it is next secured to the ribs will fold between the hinged portion of the ribs and 'theupper portion of the rod. Thelowe'r portion-'2 of the rod may be disengaged from the upper portion 1 by releasing the catch'20 holding the two together "and the-umbrella will then bein thefolded 'form. To raise the umbrella the portion 2 of the handle is inserted within the portion 1 of 'the'rod and said catch 20 made to engage the umbrella is then raised as when not folded. The raising ofthe umbrella is the same whether in the foldedforin. or in By the engagement of said 'lugs'ti and T with the runner 16 and notch 11 when the umbrella is folded, the

rod is held against longitudinalplay within tlierunners. Said lugs 6 and 7 also hold the rod "from axial rotation within the frame of the umbrella.

Having thus described my invention I de sire to'secure by'LettersPatent and claim:

" 1. A folding umbrella consisting of a rod; two allned rad ally extendedlugs thereon; a

cover having the central portion fastened to saidv rod; a notch free of said cover and "longitudinally movable on said rod between said cover and the upper one of said lugs; hinged ribs having one end of each pivoted to said notch and free of said cover from the hinge inward; a sleeve slidable on said rod and adapted to engage said notch when the umbrella is being raised, and provided with an open longitudinal slot within which said lugs are guided; a runner fastened on the lower end of said sleeve; another runner. slidable on said. sleeve and limited in said movement by said first mentioned runner and the lower of said radial lugs; a set of stretchers pivoted between said first mentioned runner and the outer section of said ribs and another set of stretchers pivoted to said last mentioned runner and to the hinge in said ribs without the longitudinal plane ofthe ribs. l l

' '2 A folding umbrella consisting of a rod having the usual spring catches therein to hold said umbrella when raised and lowered; two radially extended lugs on said rod, the upperone atpractically one-quarter of the length of the rod from the upper end and the other near the upper spring catch; a cover with the central portion held securely on said red by two cover sleeves; a notch adapted to slide on said rod free of said cover; hinged ribs pivoted thereto and with the portions from the hinge outward secured to said cover; a cylindrical sleeve slidable on said rod and provided with a longitudinal slot and a catch opening thereim and adapted to contact with said notch when said umbrella is being extended; a runner on'said last mentioned sleeve; stretchers pivoted to said runner and to the outer section of said ribs; anotherruinier slidably carried onsaid cylindrical sleeve and limitedain its upward movement thereon by the lower one ofsaid lugs; and a set of stretchersfpivotally engaging said runner and the hinge in said ribs.

3. A folding umbrella consisting of a rod; two radially extended lugs and;two spring catches fastened in said rod .in longitudinal alinemcnt with each other; a cover having its central portion secured on said rod; a notch slidably carried on said rod and limited in its movements thereon by thefastening means of said cover and the upper one of said lugs; severed and hingedly connected ribs pivoted to said notch at the inner ends; ahinge in each of saidribs without theyplane there of; a cylindrically shaped sleeve slidable 011 said rod and provided with a'longitudinal slot therein and adapted to engage said notch to slidethesame on said rod'in an upward direction; a runner secured on the lower end of said sleeve and PPOVI'ClQdWItlL an opening :through bothsaid sleeve and runner to engage one of said spring catches when adjacent thereto; stretchers pivoted to said runner and to the outer end portion of sleeve andlimited in its upward movement thereon by the lower one of said lugs; and a set of stretchers pivoted to said runner and to the hinge in said ribs.

i. A folding umbrella consisting of a rod;

an extending lug thereon; a cove'r'having the central portion fastened to said'rod; a notch free of said. cover andlongitudinally movable on said rod between said cover and said lug; hinged ribs having one end of each pivoted to said notch and free of said cover from the hinge inward ;a sleeve slidable on said rod and adapted to engage s'ai'dnotch when the umbrella is being raised; a runner fastened on the lower end of said sleeve? another runner slidable on said sleeve and limited in its 'movement in one direction by the said lug; a setof stretchers pivoted to said first mentioned. runner and to the outer section of said ribs; and another set of stretchers pivoted to said last mentioned runner and to the'hinge in said ribs.

5. Afolding umbrella consisting of a rod; an extending lug thereon; a cover having the central portion fastened to said rodfasaid ribs; anotherrunner slidable on said:

said first mentioned runner and in the other direction by said lug; a set of stretchers pivoted to said first mentioned runner and to the outer section of said ribs; and another set of stretchers pivoted between said last mentioned runner and the hinge in said ribs. In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES PETERSON.

Witnesses BEN L. CoRUM, J. J. CoRUM.

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